§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, as a means of increasing the national revenue and to assist in money being invested in new plant and equipment, he will arrange for all donations, gifts and payments made by public companies to political parties and for political purposes to be taxed by 50 per cent.; and what income to the Treasury would have accrued on this basis if applied during the latest most convenient years.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonNo, and the information on which to calculate the answer to the second part of the question is not available.